If it surprises you that an elected official would behave so indecorously, bear in mind that iberals, perhaps still aggrieved at the Clinton debacle, have been unrelenting in their attacks on McCaughey. The New Republic, which began apologizing for running McCaughey's seminal "No Exit" attack on the Clinton plan shortly after running it, this week turned both barrels on her ("Pick an inflammatory, misleading rumor that has sprung up in this debate, and chances are McCaughey had a hand in springing it"). Media Matters asks why she's even given the time of day by the media, as she is "a proven liar"...

Meanwhile Republicans and their agents have been attacking the President for appearing with doctors dressed in clinical whites for a health-care press conference. "It seems POTUS believed we could be duped by a bunch of campaign supporters dressed up to play doctors on camera," says A J Strata, adding, "Yes, I know they are doctors, but who cares -- it's all imagery because they are also campaign supporters." Brace yourself for more yelling and cries of fraud on the way to a watered-down bill.